The second salvo of Apple owners is there: Welcome to M2. Integrated in the MacBook Air Duo and MacBook Pro from 2022, the new processor offers high -flying performance like any good apple laptop. In this technical sheet, you will find the results of the MacBook Pro M2 and all the other important technical characteristics to know before buying. Let's go.
Apple Silicon, second generation
M2
The MacBook Pro M2 therefore embeds amore powerful motherboardthat his predecessor, already very good. The M2 is thus announced as up to 1.4 times faster, or six times if it is compared to the generations equipped by Intel. It is not possible to personalize this component here, since it is automatically delivered with:
- CPU with eight hearts with four performance cores and four high energy efficiency cores
- GPU ten hearts
- Neural Engine Sixteen Hearts
- 100 GB per second of memory bandwidth
MacBook Pro M2 © Apple
The MacBook Pro integrates the part with the RAM, which are to be selected when purchasing. There are three options:8 Go, 16 Go ou 24 Go.
MacBook Pro M2 screen
UnlikeMacBook Pro 14 and 16 inches, the MacBook Pro M2 does not offer finer edges around the screen or notch. The 13.3 inch diagonal is therefore preserved and offers honorable technical characteristics with a resolution of13.3 inch. With IPS technology, the slab offers an original resolution of2 560 par 1 600 pixels; 2K. This allows it to display a pixel density of 227 ppi.
MacBook Pro M2 © Apple
The brightness reached500 nits, and can be adjusted automatically thanks to the True Tone functionality. This adjusts the colors and the intensity of the display to offer “A more natural appearance to images“. It is possible to deactivate it manually, but the rendering is very specific to the naked eye. That positive points for the screen of the MacBook Pro M2 therefore, even if it is in our opinion too compact for a majority of professional users. However, these seem precisely the target of Apple with this range.
What autonomy?
The MacBook Pro M2 offersUntil twenty o'clockvideo playback, if you choose Stream on Apple TV. The measurement conditions for obtaining these results are however not specified by the manufacturer, so that they can differ in actual use. Apple also announces up to nineteen endurance in wireless web navigation; We assume that these are the figures obtained with Safari. The Cupertino browser is indeed to be preferred to competition in terms of energy consumption, because it is designed with the m2 chip.
MacBook Pro M2 © Apple
To recharge the MacBook Pro M2,she's beenUnlike the MacBook Air M2. It will therefore be necessary to go through one of the USB-C ports, with the charger of 67 watts provided in the box. Station not to lose it: the official model is billed 65 euros, without its USB-C cable.
MacBook Pro M2: Connectors
The MacBook Pro M2 has two universal catches;USB-C. But most of the time, you can only really use one since the second will therefore be occupied by the power cable. Not easy for a machine bound for the office: you will surely have to invest in additional accessories to connect your devices. In addition, no other sheet is there if notprise jack3.5 mm. Indeed, no SD card reader or HDMI input unlike MacBook Pro 14 and 16 inches again.
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Our opinion on design
The MacBook Pro M2 adopts a very sober design and recognizable among a thousand, that it is possible to select in two colors:ArgentorSidereal gray. The case being inaluminium, it remains relatively fragile and can quickly bend in the event of a shock. It is therefore better to invest in a protective shell if you want one day to be able to resell your equipment like new.
As a portable computer, the MacBook Pro must adopt a formatcompactAnd this is what it does since it is limited to 1.56 cm thick, a little more than the MacBook Air M2. The width and length are however quite similar with here 21.24 x 30.41 cm. On the sides are the sockets, while the speakers are arranged on both sides of the keyboard. This is accompanied by a Touch Bar, which we advise you to personalize according to your favorite programs.
MacBook Pro M2 © Apple
Camera and sound
For Visio or Photo Booth calls, Apple offers a camera with a definition720pOn his MacBook Pro M2. Its quality is therefore quite limited; Do not expect to be able to take perfect shots. Instead, it will be better to use the new solution which allows you to clip your iPhone 13 Pro at the back of the MacBook Pro M2, so as to use its triple back sensor as an alternative.
For audio, know that the MacBook Pro M2 is offered with stereo sound and withDolby Atmos. For a result, it must be said, very satisfactory with bass certainly shallow, logically, but very clear and restoring melodies fairly faithful to the rendering desired by the producers.
MacBook Pro M2 © Apple
Characteristics of Ventura macOS
The MacBook Pro M2 is equipped with the MacOS house operating system, in its Ventura version. This was unveiled during WWDC at the same time as the computer and offers a whole range of new features, such as an improvement in research or Desk View. This tool is the one that uses the photo module of the iPhone 13 Pro to capture your face but also, at the same time, which is happening on your desk thanks to the ultra-angle.
MacBook Pro M2 prices
You can find the MacBook Pro M2from 1,599 eurosIn Apple Store with a 256 GB SSD and 8 GB of RAM. The first orders started on June 17.
It is possible to personalize the MacBook Pro M2 technical sheet depending on several criteria. The color does not influence the price, but this is therefore the case for the quantity of RAM, storage ( +230 euros for 512 GB, +460 euros for 1 TB and +920 euros for 2 TB) and preinstalled software.
MacBook Pro M2 © Apple
The configuration with 16 GB of RAM and an SSD of 512 GB thus returns to 2,059 euros. A price to which you can also add that of Applecar+insurance, which comes to protect you against breakage for two years.
Conclusion: our opinion on the MacBook Pro M2
To better understand the value proposal of the MacBook Pro M2, it is wise to compare it to the other Apple laptops. We notice for example thatThe border is thin between this model and the MacBook Air M2. In addition, improvements are quite discreet from the MacBook Air M1. So you have to think about it twice, especially when you know that it is possible to find MacBook Pro M1 at a lower cost because it is reconditioned.
However, the technical characteristics of the MacBook Pro M2, howeverExcellent value for money in the face of other MacBook. In addition, the transition to a better chip and the possibility of going to 24 GB of RAM can make the difference. If you are looking for a compact machine and whose velocity is contemporary to you, then it is probably the Mac you need.
